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enHeaps of music I liked in 2013http://www.nonwrestler.com/blog/heaps-music-i-liked-2013
<p><span>I'm sure in the next 6 months I'll hear a bunch of great tunes that were released in 2013, but anyway... here's a loose list of some things I really enjoyed this year.</span></p>
<p><strong>Oscar Key Sung - 'It's Coming' (Australia)</strong></p>
<p>Probably the song I listened to most this year? I dunno if that's true, but. Slinky Australian R&amp;B.</p>
<p>This was free on <a href="http://oscarkeysung.bandcamp.com">his Bandcamp,</a> but got pulled a few months after release, so I guess it's been picked up by some label who doesn't like that approach.</p>
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<p>I've mentioned before <a href="/blog/production-value-some-interviews-im-doing-corner">I'm doing a series of interviews for The Corner</a>, the latest one is up now and it's <a href="http://thecorner.co.nz/2013/03/20/production-value-3-christoph-el-truento/">an interview with Christoph El Truento</a>. &nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<img src="/sites/default/files/mbv.jpg" alt="MBV album cover" title="MBV album cover" /></p>
<p>I was disappointed when I clicked play on the first track of the new album.&nbsp; Even a bit angry.&nbsp; I was trying to not think too hard, just let the music do its thing, but, well, I’m me. ;) &nbsp;</p>
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<p>So last Saturday I wrote on Facebook and Twitter about trying to listen to the music I already had, since I have more than I can possibly get familiar with.</p>
<p>Then, in the last week, I received two CDs in the post (admittedly ordered before last Saturday), ordered a 7", downloaded two promo albums, a free album, two free EPs, and I think three individual free tracks.</p>
<p>I've listened through all of these things once (at best).</p>
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<p>Bla bla, end of year list caveats, all a load of shit, I'll find lots of 2012 stuff I love in the next coming years and dismiss everything below as faddish rubbish... &nbsp;Granted.</p>
<p>So, a few things that stick out in my mind, anyway. &nbsp; I also played a bunch of stuff from this year on the radio relatively recently - <a href="/music/hard-deck-playlist-181212">a couple of week's ago</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/music/soft-option-playlist-280812-all-20120-stuff">back in August</a>.</p>
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<p>The most recent mass murder of kids in the States has resulted in the inevitable internet arguments about mental health, gun control, a country that's turned its back on God, and so on.</p>
<p>A lot of the arguments really drive home for me how different my worldview is from many Americans, often due to the practical experience that drives my assumptions. &nbsp;I've had a few of those "oh wait, you're starting from <strong>that</strong> assumption?" moments recently, so thought I'd just note some of my experiences in NZ regarding guns and gun law.</p>
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<p>Guess I'd better blog a bit about some other stuff since I stopped doing those weekly mp3 posts.</p>
<p>End of October I started an occasional series of interviews with New Zealand producers for the website The Corner, called "Production Value".</p>
<p><a href="http://thecorner.co.nz/2012/10/30/qa-production-value-1-sable/">First up was Sable</a>, a house-influenced producer from Auckland.</p>
<p>Second, just this morning, is <a href="http://thecorner.co.nz/2012/12/05/qa-production-value-2-s-f-t/">S.F.T., a hip-hop producer from Auckland</a>.</p>
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<p>So, back in April 2008 I started doing these Weekly MP3 posts, with a write-up of&nbsp;<a href="/blog/weekly-mp3-1-dntel-distance">Dntel's 'The Distance</a>'. &nbsp;I've had occasional comments and a few friends in real life said they found lots of interesting music through this, but I'm done. &nbsp;Got plenty of other stuff I'm doing, and will continue to link to lots of free stuff through my radio show playlists.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center; "><img src="/sites/default/files/jj_0.jpg" alt="JJ band photo" /></p>
<p>Appropriately blissed out Swedish rejig of &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IH8tNQAzSs">Lil Wayne's 'Lollipop'</a>, free from <a href="http://betterpropaganda.com/artist_page.aspx?id=2244">Betterpropaganda</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YHVw3LQEFl0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; "><img src="/sites/default/files/derbyshire.jpg" alt="Delia Derbyshire with tape machines" /></p>
<p style="">One of my listening highlights this year was this 1964 electronic radio broadcast,&nbsp;archived in its entirety on the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ubu.com/sound/derbyshire.html">art website UbuWeb as a free download</a>. &nbsp;Here's a Youtube clip to listen to as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><iframe width="475" height="267" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UBE4EWNSGAw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
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